You're probably wondering right now, "Minus 348 and 19 what?" I won't keep you in the dark for long, but I'll give you a hint: It has to do with economic development.
Yes siree, it's that topic again. Trust me, I'd rather be writing about light-hearted things, such as speculating on what the next color combination of Marion's Central Park lights will be. But I seem to be the only one curious about such things, while lots of folks are suddenly interested in the survival of the county.
That "minus 348" is how many private business and industry employees Marion County lost between 2006 and 2015, comparing June employment statistics from those years. Nineteen is how many fewer private business establishments the county has.
I didn't pick 2006 totally arbitrarily. That October the county hired Teresa Huffman as economic development secretary, and promoted her to director a few months later. She's been the one development constant in the county since then. Tom Brown, the county's strategic planning consultant, said at the time, "With no economic development director, we were just treading water. Now, we should begin to see progress. We don't want to lose more people." It seemed as good a point to start as any.
Let's be clear here — this isn't just about Huffman. Marion and Hillsboro have had varied success in securing and retaining developers over those years. Collectively, there's been a lot of money, time, and effort thrown at economic development.
So what do we have to show for all of it? Ten years ago, Brown said, "We should begin to see progress." Have we?
It's not easy to measure the impact of the investments. It could be argued that the slide in employment and businesses would have been worse without it. It's difficult to assess the impact of tourism and generalized marketing.
However, the bottom line is jobs, no matter if they come from established businesses expanding or new business startups. Jobs keep people here, jobs bring people back, and jobs will attract new people.
In terms of jobs, across nine years of a three-headed approach to economic development, we didn't "see progress." We aren't even "treading water." If the slide continues, it is bound to accelerate, and those dire projections of population decline from Wichita State will sadly ring true.
What's needed is for our officials that oversee economic development efforts in the county to come together and solicit professional advice on establishing outcomes to be expected from their investment. Commissioners and council members are more accustomed to getting reports of activities, but activities are only means, not results.
The public doesn't care how many meetings someone attended, how many businesses were visited, how many ads were placed in however many publications or theaters, or who's networking with whom. They care about thriving businesses, good jobs, economic growth, and quality of life, and that their tax dollars are actually helping make that happen.
Economic development programs can't control all the variables that go into those things, nor can they make things change in a heartbeat, but "minus 348 and 19" isn't a resounding endorsement for business as usual.


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2/23 Weightloss Wednesday: The One Sentence Diet Book?
It's time for Weightloss Wednesday! Yeah I'm a day late again but sometimes life gets nutty. As of this morning I'm at 218.0 which means I'm 182 lbs down. It also means that I haven't lost anything this week. It's a bit disappointing but I'm fine with that.
I've started eating a little more at work. Not full meals but like a can of mixed nuts. Apparently that's enough to slow or stop my weight loss. It would appear that the long period of intermittent fasting is the main thing that is driving weight loss and when I don't include it on my schedule, the weight loss stops.
Last night I listened to an interview with Neil DeGrasse Tyson (That is cued to the part where he talks about diet if you want to give a listen) and he was laughing that a diet book written by a physicist would only be one line long. "Consume less calories than you take in." Cue laughter. He was talking about how much heat he got from twitter when he said that from people saying it wasn't that simple but of course he laughed at hem because when you know Science you can break down all extra stuff and see the problem for what it is. Of course, we aren't a Physics problem are we? Biology is different. If you consume less calories, the body takes steps to expend less calories. We need something else. We need another way. And if that means people as smart as Neil DeGrasse Tyson and this guy think we are stupid, well so be it. I'd rather be thin than spend my life trying to prove them right.


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For when you're not quite baller enough to rock an X6 M.
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When BMW pioneered the fastback SUV with its X6, it wasted little time bringing out an M version, figuring correctly that buying an X6 isn't about making a rational choice—it's about making a statement. And the X6 M makes that statement louder and prouder, a preening, muscular brodozer among SUVs. Unsurprisingly, BMW applies the same logic to the generally not-very-baller compact-luxury-crossover segment. It brought out the X4, basically an X3 suited up in a flashier—and considerably less practical—fastback body that looks like a junior X6. The next logically illogical step was sprinkling some magic M dust on it, thus creating the X4 M40i.
BMW nomenclature has long since passed the point of absurdity, with model designations seemingly created by pounding a fist on a keyboard. The relevant information here is that, compared with the now discontinued X4 xDrive35i, the M40i has more power and a host of sporting touches—but not enough to earn it a full-fledged M designation. (A four-cylinder, xDrive28i version continues but seems at odds with the X4's more-is-more zeitgeist.)
For the M40i, the already hyperstylized, low-roof, fastback X4 body is fancied up with trendy Ferric Gray metallic accents on the side mirrors, the grille slats, and in the lower air intakes. The same finish also adorns the optional 20-inch wheels (19s are standard). At the back is a diffuser, punctuated by four exhaust tips in black chrome. Inside, there are Sport seats and an M-design steering wheel, and "M40i" is spelled out on the doorsills and in the instrument cluster.
At the heart of the X4's mechanical upgrades from xDrive35i to M40i is a more muscular version of BMW's 3.0-liter twin-scroll, single-turbo "TwinPower" inline-six. Greater boost pressure, a forged-steel crankshaft, modified pistons, higher-performance spark plugs, a revised intake, and a specifically tuned exhaust system add 55 ponies to the horsepower count, now 355, and 43 lb-ft of torque, totaling 343. At startup, the turbo six sounds like something in a slammed Honda Civic, but the engine note instantly gets sharper and meaner as the revs climb. Pop this X4 into Sport mode (rather than the default Comfort), and every lift off of the accelerator brings a brash cacophony trumpeted from the quad exhaust pipes, a fittingly bro-riffic touch.
It's Got the Moves
This engine, however, is less about sound than action. Paired with BMW's eager-shifting eight-speed "Sport" automatic and rear-biased xDrive all-wheel drive (both standard on all X4s), it flings this little crossover forward with serious verve. Sixty mph comes up in a sizzling 4.4 seconds, nearly a full second quicker than the six-cylinder X3—which is basically the mechanical twin of the old X4 xDrive35i—and tying the Porsche Macan GTS. The M-infused fastback dispatched the quarter-mile in 13.1 seconds at 105 mph, against 13.9 and 100 mph for the still quick X3 35i (and basically right on top of the Porsche's 13.0 and 105 mph).
Reining in all that go are larger front brakes with higher-performance pads, which helped haul this X4 to a stop from 70 mph in 156 feet. That's a foot shorter than the Macan and substantially better than the last X3 we tested.
As you'd expect, the M-inistrations to the X4 include the suspension, with firmer springs, stiffer anti-roll bars, and retuned adaptive dampers. And the M40i's cornering blithely defies the vehicle's height and weight—body roll is all but nonexistent, and we recorded a phenomenal 0.95 g on the skidpad, a major leap over the X3's 0.83 g (and also besting the 0.87 g posted by the Macan). At least partial credit should go to this X4's sticky footwear: Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires wrapping the optional 20-inch wheels. Exercising the M40i's impressive cornering abilities might be more fun, however, if its steering weren't so inert. BMW's Variable Sport Steering has no real buildup of effort as one moves off-center, and while Sport mode heavies up the steering, it doesn't make it any better.
The steering's quickness, though, is useful as the X4 driver attempts to dodge bumps and potholes, since the ultra-low-profile rubber and the stiff ride make for jarring impacts. Over lumpy pavement the M40i also suffers a barrage of side-to-side and vertical body motions even in Comfort mode, and Sport can be used on only the smoothest pavement. We also drove (but did not track test) an M40i with the standard 19-inch wheels and 45-series tires, and that combo seemed to mitigate some of the ride harshness.
The X4's bodacious body shape exacts a toll in interior space, and the view out the rear is but a narrow slit. Wide doorsills and a low seating position make the act of planting your butt in the driver's seat a somewhat awkward drop. Meanwhile, rear-seat riders sometimes bang their noggins while getting in, although once inside, headroom is adequate for a six-footer. So, too, is rear legroom, but footroom is tight and the seat cushion is low. Overall, the rear compartment lacks the spaciousness of the X3, but that's the price you pay for style. Well, that and a smaller cargo hold— it's 18 cubic feet here with the rear seats up, fully 10 cubes fewer than the X3 offers.
The other price is the one on the window sticker, which starts at $59,095. The M40i at least brings a load of standard features: leather, adaptive dampers, a sunroof, parking sensors, adaptive cruise control, dual power seats, a Harman/Kardon premium audio system with 16 speakers, a proximity key, rain-sensing wipers, and a power liftgate all are included. The more expensive options on our test car included navigation (bundled into a $2750 Technology package that brings few additional items of note beyond a head-up display), a backup camera ($400 plus $750 for the surround-view function), and $950 for a Cold Weather package that includes heated front and rear seats, together with headlamp washers and a heated steering wheel. Add $700 for metallic paint (as ever with BMW), $1900 for the Lighting package (full-LED adaptive headlights and automatic high-beams), plus $950 for the 20-inch wheels, and you reach an as-tested total of $67,495.
That the more practical and pedestrian X3 xDrive35i is some 10 grand cheaper probably isn't relevant to the BMW shopper eyeing the M40i. That an X6 can be had for $62,395 might be. Which begs the question: How much of a baller are you, bro?
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Passenger volume: 95 cu ft
Cargo volume: 18 cu ft
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When renowned jewellers Fabergé sought an inventory valuation and a new finance line it little expected to find both at the same firm. However, Gordon Brothers was especially happy to show this client that sometimes you really can put all your eggs in one basket.
When reviewing its ABL options, Fabergé's debt advisors decided an expert valuation was needed and made Gordon Brothers its first port of call. The firm is the world's largest asset appraiser and has a global reputation across all asset classes but in this case could claim particular sector expertise because of its shared origins as a jewellery retailer. MD of Jewellery Valuations, Leonard Polivy was delighted to be given the brief. "It's a thrill to be working with any industry leader, especially one with a heritage that will go on forever," he said from his Boston office.
Leonard explains that Fabergé's inventory is unique. Others will occasionally try to copy its product, but there is a level of craftsmanship and elegance that sets Fabergé apart, even from other super-luxury jewellers. To value something so unique requires a thorough level of due diligence. Time must be spent in the showroom as well as the boardroom as sales staff see first-hand what items are selling and who is coming into the stores. Every part of the business is examined and to get the full picture the valuers also talk to buyers, stock controllers and the marketing team.
Gordon Brothers has a decisive advantage over appraisal competitors in also having an industry-leading disposal division. It does not have to rely on hypothetical liquidation values because somewhere in the world it is actually disposing of those goods. The firm appraises and disposes of over £45bn of stock annually: an impressive scale that improves accuracy and gives authority to its assessments. Having market-tested, real-time values to hand allows Gordon Brothers to give a more confident inventory appraisal which often unlocks higher asset values for its clients.
Gordon Brothers is more than a valuation and disposals group. The firm provides capital in conjunction with Gordon Brothers Finance Company (GBFC). GBFC is a global specialty finance company that provides debt capital to borrowers across a wide spectrum of industries. Having just appraised it, Gordon Brothers fully understood Fabergé's inventory and other assets and bid for the finance at a time when volatility in Africa was narrowing the lending field for mining-related businesses.
True to this philosophy Gordon Brothers and GBFC now took over the ABL line to Fabergé in full. Its uniquely-structured facility endorsed Fabergé's asset strength and the accuracy of its valuation of it. The facility also confirmed Gordon Brothers' credentials in finance and willingness to invest its own capital into clients.
Gordon Brothers' relationship with Fabergé allowed it to engage the full battery of its firepower. The firm's century-old sector expertise in jewellery, backed by knowledge gained from its global disposal business allowed it to assess the inventory and other assets with a very practised eye, supported by real-world pricing. Finally, the firm backed its own appraisal with an unrivalled credit line from its specialist finance division. This left Fabergé, who should know, with the feeling that Gordon Brothers were rather good eggs.


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Written by: John Fitzsimons
The government has sold 580 million shares it holds in NatWest, at a price of 190p per share, raising £1.1bn in the process.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) rebranded as NatWest last year.
The shares were sold to institutional investors overnight, and reduces the government's stake in NatWest from 59.8% to 54.8%.
It's the second time the government has sold NatWest shares in the last couple of months, and the fourth sale overall.
Back in March, the government raised a similar amount when it agreed to sell 591 million shares back to NatWest itself.
Bailing out banks
NatWest was one of the nation's big banks which were bailed out by the Treasury during the financial crisis in 2007-8.
Back then the government paid 502p per share, more than double the price this latest stake was sold at. At the time of writing, the stock is worth 192.6p per share.
The government has committed to returning the banks it invested in back to fill public ownership in time, having fully cleared its stake in Lloyds Banking Group back in 2017.
However it has accepted that there is little prospect of taxpayers actually seeing much in the way of a profit on the money spent bailing out those banks.
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Remembering Donna Summer December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012
By Humor Mill / May 17, 2012 / Hollywood
Today the world mourns the unexpected loss of a music icon, Donna Summer who gained both national and international popularity in the disco era. As a singer-songwriter she is known for countless hits: Love to Love You Baby, Last Dance, Hot Stuff and She Works Hard for the Money, to name a few. Summer was a five-time Grammy Award winner, the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the Billboards and was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame.
Properly known as the "Queen of Disco" Donna Summer remained a force on the charts for her genre throughout her whole career and has
inspired many of today's greats such as Beyonce. She also made appearances in David Foster's PBS Television special Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends, as a guest judge on Platinum Hit and was on the third annual Divas.
Many remarks and tributes have been made today for the late Donna Summer by artists and those who will miss her, including Mr. President Barak Obama, who stated that both he and First Lady Michelle were saddened her passing. He went on to say "Her voice was unforgettable, and the music industry has lost a legend far too soon." Aretha Franklin touched on her achievements "so shocking to hear about the passing of Donna Summer. In the 70s she reigned over the disco era and kept the disco jumping. Who will forget "Last Dance." Franklin also described her on a personal level " A fine performer and a very nice person." Quincy Jones put it in a nutshell "Rest in peace dear Donna Summer. Your voice was the heartbeat and soundtrack of a decade."
Chaka Khan and Donna Summer were friends for over 30 years,." She was one of the few black women I could speak German with and she is one of the few friends I had in the business," Shaka went on to add. "I was so shocked to hear about Donna. She was so vital the last time I saw her a few months ago. I loved doing the duet with her. She had an amazing voice and was so talented. It's so sad,"- Barbara Steisand.
"I can't believe Donna Summer died today. I just surprised her on her birthday and sang happy birthday to her. I'm in shock right now. RIP Donna."- Shanice.
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CDC: Students entering the U.S. via air travel must show negative COVID-19 test result
by Noah Crenshaw | Editor-In-Chief January 26, 2021
Anyone traveling via air to the United States after Jan. 26 — including University of Indianapolis students — will need to show a negative COVID-19 test result or prove that they have recently recovered from the virus in order to enter the U.S., according to an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The order was issued by the CDC on Jan. 12 and is designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, and its new variants, according to the order.
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Any air travelers heading to the U.S. must provide a negative test result from three days prior to boarding any flights, according to the CDC. The order applies to all air passengers over the age of two, including U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, according to the CDC. The order only applies to inbound flights to the U.S.
According to the CDC, U.S. territories and possessions are not considered foreign countries for this order, meaning that a negative COVID-19 test is not required for those flying from a U.S. territory or possession to a U.S. state. These territories and possessions include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the CDC.
Those who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, or have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, are not exempt from the testing requirement, according to the CDC. Additionally, travelers will still be required to have a COVID-19 test even if the trip is shorter than three days, according to the CDC. If a traveler's return trip is delayed longer than three days after the test, they will need to schedule another test in order to fly, according to the CDC.
Travelers are required to show paper or electronic documentation of a laboratory viral test result before they board, according to the CDC. If a traveler has tested positive for COVID-19 within 90 days of their departure — and has met the criteria to end isolation — they can bring their positive test result and clearance to travel from a healthcare provider, according to the CDC.
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This story is near and dear to my heart -- I can't decide if I'm more like Rosehilda or the Book Dragon! Both, most likely. Thanks to the Blue Board and SCBWI for your support -- it's been a long climb and I'm glad I've made it up Scrump Mountain one more time.
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What are all the roles you play in life beyond "patient"? When we kicked off the #MoreThan campaign – asking our members about all the ways they're more than their diagnoses – we didn't know just how many stories we'd hear.
This new graphic captures what the PatientsLikeMe community has shared so far – about their relationships, professions, passions and more. Feeling inspired? See how you can spread the #MoreThan message to help knock down stigma and raise awareness of your condition(s). (Because there's power in patients, together.) Not a social (media) butterfly? Join the community and share in the forum!
Inspired by our new #MoreThan video series, patients have been speaking up about what makes them more than their diagnoses. Below, Karl Robb — blogger, author and advocate — shares his #MoreThan story about living with Parkinson's disease.
My name is Karl Robb. I have been blogging about Parkinson's disease for over 10 years on my site, www.ASoftVoice.com. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's when I was 23 years old, but I showed symptoms as early as age 17. On a rare occasion, I would encounter a resting tremor, often triggered due to stress or fatigue (after a tennis match). It took me at least nine doctors and six years for me to receive the diagnosis and to begin the medical treatment to improve and to deal with the revelation of my condition.
The progression of my symptoms have been slow and gradual. I am currently 50 years old. Most of my 50 years have been spent learning that I had Parkinson's disease (PD), how to deal with it, learn from it and to try to keep it from advancing as best as I possibly can.
Parkinson's disease may have slowed me a little, but I continue to write, work on photography and drawing, practice and teach Reiki as a Reiki master, perform magic for friends, travel with my wife and dog and meet with support groups across the country about living well with Parkinson's disease.
Since my diagnosis, I have been an active advocate for Parkinson's issues and causes. I have blogged, lectured, written two books and worked with the former Parkinson's Action Network (PAN) both as a State Director and a member on the board for six years. I am proud to be a current board member of the Parkinson Voice Project in Richardson, Texas.
My greatest victory, above all else, has been living, learning, loving my life, and exploring the world with my best friend, soul mate, wife, co-author, and care partner, Angela Robb. For the past twenty plus years, she has made this journey enjoyable, quirky, hilarious and so worthwhile. Her selfless commitment to me and the PD community deserves recognition as she worked so diligently under the radar.
Parkinson's has led me down a path that I would have never expected or chosen for myself. I am thankful that I discovered the practice of Reiki. It has brought me balance, clarity, and peace. Following several years of practicing and learning Reiki, both Angela and I became Reiki masters.
As much as Parkinson's disease has taken from me and altered my life, it has offered me opportunities that I had never considered. Parkinson's has made my life more challenging in numerous ways but it has also made me more compassionate, sensitive, and aware.
I am grateful for the opportunity to share my thoughts and insights with the world and treasure helping others. I am more than Parkinson's because my illness may be a part of me, but it doesn't define who I am.
I am more than Parkinson's.
I am an optimist, a Reiki master, a teacher, and an eternal student.
Karl Robb is the author of two books about Parkinson's: A Soft Voice in a Noisy World – A Guide to Dealing and Healing with Parkinson's Disease and Dealing and Healing with Parkinson's Disease and Other Health Conditions: A Workbook for Body, Mind & Spirit.


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Q: Using RequireJS with Graal I am trying to use requireJS with GraalVM (Polyglot API) to load external JS code in my guest language scripts.
The way I am going about this is by first running requirejs on the context:
    Context importCtx = Context.create();

    String libraryUrl = "file:/require.js";
    Source librarySource = Source.newBuilder("js", new URL(libraryUrl)).build();

    importCtx.eval(librarySource);

This results in require being added to the JS global, which allows me to use it in the following JS scripts running off that same context. I then simply run my guest script:
    String scriptUrl = "test.js";
    Source scriptSource = Source.newBuilder("js", new URL(scriptUrl)).build();

    importCtx.eval(scriptSource);

My guest script looks like this:
console.log("start of script");

require(['http://momentjs.com/downloads/moment.js'], function(mom) {
    console.log("inside require function");
    debugger;
    console.log(mom.now();
});

debugger;
console.log("end of script");

When running this script in a browser it works properly and prints the value of moment.now(). However, when running it off the Polyglot API, the JS runs, require is set correctly, but function(mom){} is never called. Basically I never see the "inside require function" message and the value of moment.now().
I have a feeling that this is happening because an error is occurring in loading the external resource (I have also tried loading off a file instead of the remote URL with no luck). However I cannot see any errors, even when running off chrome devtools with the inspect option enabled.
What could be the problem?
Thanks.

A: I tried your example and noted that calling require() returns a function:
function localRequire(deps, callback, errback) { ...

I also get this behaviour when I just take your JavaScript code, use load("require.js") and then call require() - tried that on Rhino (1.7.7.2) and Nashorn (1.8.0_172). They don't seem to load the URL (moment.js) or call the callback - identical behaviour.
Am I missing anything?
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WILL KOMPROMAT WORK AGAINST YUSHCHENKO?
March 25, 2002 08:00 AM Age: 21 years
As the Ukrainian Rada (parliament) elections of March 31 loom ever closer, the pressure on the frontrunner, former Premier Viktor Yushchenko, and his bloc Our Ukraine, is mounting. President Leonid Kuchma would like to have a Rada majority based on his For United Ukraine (FUU) bloc and a predictable "Red" opposition consisting of the Communist Party of Ukraine and radical Marxist Natalya Vitrenko's bloc. Rebel-prone nationalists and liberals from Yushchenko's Our Ukraine do not fit in this scheme. Hectic attempts to spoil the campaign for Our Ukraine have given way to a more systematic action.
When Yushchenko was touring the eastern regions of Ukraine early this month, odd circumstances playing against him seemed all too common. Local authorities, often linked to the FUU and fearful of being accused of collaboration with Our Ukraine, refused on several occasions to provide Yushchenko with places to meet with the local electorate. When they did, lights were prone to go off in the middle of the allotted time. Several times, and under various pretexts, Yushchenko was also refused airtime on local television. While such maneuvers were little more than inconveniences to Our Ukraine's campaign, attempts to compromise Yushchenko and his team may prove to be more serious.
The prosecution has apparently now begun to focus on the financiers of Our Ukraine's campaign. This had been predicted. Earlier this month, deputy Oleksandr Yelyashkevych claimed publicly that he was in possession of a secret election-rigging plan (see the Monitor, March 21). On March 21, the police interrupted a press conference by Yevhen Chervonenko, the Orlan beverages company founder, to escort him to the Kyiv prosecutor's office for questioning. Kyiv Prosecutor Yury Haysynsky has claimed that when Chervonenko chaired the State Committee for Material Reserve under Yushchenko in 2000, he refused to obey the court ruling to sell grain from the reserve to Kyivmlyn company. Chervonenko retorted that he was not able to comply because the government had forbidden him to sell the grain. He then commented that the prosecution's real target was not his reputation, but that of Yushchenko's bloc. While Chervonenko was not arrested, he was prohibited from traveling outside Kyiv, which limits his usefulness to the campaign. Chervonenko's is not the only such case. On March 22, officers of the Anti-Organized Crime Department broke into the main office of Ukrprominvest–a company controlled by the head of Our Ukraine headquarters, "chocolate king" Petro Poroshenko. It was later learned that the police had intended to investigate a different company and the intrusion into Ukrprominvest was "a mistake."
Dents on Yushchenko's reputation for honesty have proved more difficult. For more than a year, the media controlled by Yushchenko's bitter rivals from the United Social Democratic Party (USDP) have been trying to link Yushchenko to the Ukraina bank bankruptcy of July 2001. Yet it seems that the most they have been able to assert is that Yushchenko was Ukraina's director until 1993, which indeed he was.
Unable to find "kompromat" against Yushchenko personally, his rivals are now targeting his family. Recently, oligarch-controlled media have reported that Yushchenko's daughter studied at Kyiv University, compliments of Ukraina's funding. (Even if that were true, however, it would be no crime. It is common practice for Ukrainian companies to pay for the studies of future employees.) Yushchenko denied the reports. On March 21, Serhy Konev, one of the leaders of the People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh) bloc–a group riding on the popular name of Rukh, whose bulk is in Our Ukraine–told journalists that Yushchenko's brother had failed to repay a loan of US$35,000 to Ukraina. Konev failed to come up with evidence and Yushchenko flatly denied the allegation.
It is not likely that Our Ukraine's image will suffer from similar attacks in western Ukraine. Trust in Yushchenko there, according to Kyiv-based Razumkov polling agency, is so high that about half of voters have already said that they will vote for Our Ukraine. But support for Yushchenko is tenuous in the east of the country, where nationalists from Our Ukraine are unpopular. There, the Russian-language Inter TV, which is linked to the USDP, is strong, and petty provocations may do some harm. Yushchenko understands this, but is unable to do much to offset it. On March 21, Our Ukraine's press service did release a statement to the media that provocations against Yushchenko "have become more frequent in recent weeks." Most mainstream media, however, have ignored both that statement and Yushchenko's previous denials of the reports linking him and his family to Ukraina's collapse (Inter TV, March 18-21; Unian, March 21; Ukrainska Pravda, March 21, 23).
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Rapid transgenerational adaptation of a reef fish to climate change / Why are there so many endemic species in the Red Sea?
Thursday, March 23rd 16:00 to 17:00 hrs
Timothy Ravasi / Michael Berumen
Abstract. The Earth's climate is changing rapidly mostly due to anthropogenic disturbances. The average temperature of the ocean is projected to increase at least 3°C by the end of the century, and the oceans are progressively becoming more and more acidic. This will pose a serious threat to the survival of many aquatic species. To persist, populations will either need to shift their geographic distributions or adapt through genetic evolution or phenotypic plasticity. It is unclear if and how marine species, such as tropical fishes, will adapt to these rapid changes in ocean temperature and acidity. Although many organisms are susceptible to future climate changes, some species show remarkable ability of acclimation after generations. In my talk I will discuss our latest research that, by means of an integrative genomics analysis, identified molecular pathways responsible for transgenerational acclimation to rising ocean temperatures of the coral reef fish Acanthochromis polyacanthus and show that selective genomic-wide DNA methylation serves as a central epigenetic mechanism mediating transgenerational acclimation to climate change.
Biography. Tim is a Professor at King Abdullah University of Sciences and Technology and Adjunct Professor at the University of California in San Diego. He graduated from the University of Milan in Italy. Tim is working to develop large-scale, computer-aided models of biological signaling, transcription regulatory networks, and regulatory pathways. He applies new experimental strategies and statistical frameworks with the aim to integrate, model, and visualize the enormous amount of measurements derived from genome-wide experiments, such as ultra-high-throughput DNA and RNA sequencing, proteins and mRNAs expression. He is using these genomics approaches to explore the biodiversity of Coral Reef Ecosystem such as reef fish with a particular interest on the effects of climate change on the evolution and adaptation of reef animals. He has received the 2008 Dolph Adams prize for the most-cited article and Nature Biotechnology selected Tim's work on biological machine learning classifiers as one of the 2010 top 10 major breakthroughs in computational biology.
Abstract. The Reef Ecology Lab in KAUST's Red Sea Research Center explores many aspects of movement ecology of marine organisms, ranging from adult migrations to intergenerational larval dispersal. This talk will explore, in some general terms, which groups of coral reef associated animals have high levels of endemism in the Red Sea, an ecosystem with many unique properties. I will also address patterns of biodiversity and biogeography in the Arabian region, including some highlights of new species recently described in the region. For some taxonomic groups, genetic and genomic patterns are investigated to help understand how the distributions of these organisms originated and how their distributions are maintained. The talk will highlight some of the interesting features of the Red Sea, such as the environmental conditions that mirror climate change forecasts for other reef regions, and how the Red Sea fits in the larger picture of biogeography of the Indian Ocean.
Biography. Michael received a Zoology degree from the University of Arkansas in 2001. He then attended JCU to pursue studies in coral reef ecology, specializing in life history and ecology of butterflyfishes under the supervision of Pratchett, Jones, and Choat. He was awarded the PhD in 2007. Michael accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), where he focused on larval connectivity in coral reef fishes. During his time at WHOI, Michael began working in the Red Sea in 2008 in partnership with a new university in Saudi Arabia – the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Michael joined KAUST in July 2009 as a founding faculty member in the Red Sea Research Center. Michael has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and 3 book chapters, and he has co-edited one book, Biology of Butterflyfishes. His research focuses on advancing general understanding of Red Sea coral reefs and more broadly making contributions to movement ecology, a critical aspect of developing conservation plans in the marine environment. He is particularly interested in connectivity questions ranging from larval dispersal to large distance migrations of adult fishes.


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[. . .] This along with the evident pain of knowing that his own creator has no love for him transforms him from the gentle giant into a violent monster. The creature that Doctor Frankenstein created was too hideous to fit into society, and therefore became a violent outcast. The monster desperately tried to fit in and find someone to be its companion. "Wherever the monster goes, people reject him immediately because of his monstrous appearance." It seems he will never be anything but this horrible thing in society that everyone rejects him. When he attempts to converse with a blind man he is temporarily successful, but that triumph is later thwarted by the blind mans nephew who walks in on him and panics. The creature's terrifying appearance causes society to reject him. These cultural responses create the monster that the creature becomes. Frankenstein's creature was not created as an evil monster, but rather was created innocent and then was transformed into a monster due to his cultural influences. He was created as a gentle and harmless creature without any knowledge that he was unwanted in the world. Soon he realized that he was a mistake and didn't fit in with the rest of society. Even his creator, a man who should have put as much work into him after bringing him to life as he did prior to bringing him to life, did not love him. The constant rejection and feeling of alienation received by the monster cause it to become destructive and evil. (Collings, David. The Monster and the Imaginary Mother: A Lacanain Reading of Frankenstein. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein)
From further perspectives, science is simultaneously capable of great positive and negative feats concerning the studies of emotion. It defeats the horror inherent in the corpse exhumations of the Gothic, evident in Frankenstein's lack of superstitious fear in his forays to graveyards. (Fred Botting Warren Montag. Making Monstrous: Frankenstein, Criticism, Theory)
Also, as a destructive effect of scientific experimentation, Frankenstein's creation tends to be located in opposition to humanity. (Fred Botting Warren Montag. Making Monstrous: Frankenstein, Criticism, Theory)
IS FRANKENTEIN RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS CREATION?
Although the monster chose to commit his crimes, Frankenstein was morally responsible for the actions of the monster. He abandoned his "child" because of its physical appearance. He chose to create this creature; he was not forced to do it. The saying "Curiosity killed the cat" can be applied here. Frankenstein's curiosity brought on the deaths of his friends and relatives.
Frankenstein felt guilty as he started to create this monster. That should have been his first inclination that what he was doing was wrong. He wanted to "play God," and it backfired on him.
After the monster came to life, Frankenstein left him without guidance. He was the "father" of this hideous creature. It was his responsibility to raise him properly. It was his choice to create him, as well as leave him. His curiosity created this grotesque monster, but his fear caused him to abandon it.
Had Frankenstein not abandoned the monster, perhaps the deaths would not have occurred. Frankenstein could have molded the mind of the monster to make him a gentler creature. The monster was left to develop his mind on his own; his "father" was not there to guide him.
Frankenstein should have used better reasoning when creating this monster. He should have weighed out the pros and cons before trying to "play God." His irresponsibility as a scientist and a father caused the deaths of his friends, as well as caused much turmoil for the monster and himself.
Focusing on what Victor's creature shows about human emotions, it can be assumed that Victor's creature is indeed human. The novel shows us what can happen to the human nature when it is deprived of all forms of communication and love from others. The author is trying to show us that the monster has the ability to be a kind and decent being, and that it only became evil because it is denied of the basic human needs of communication and love from others. The monster was abandoned and everything it knows about life and values is completely self-taught. The monster knows no other way to express these emotions than to resort to his evil deeds because no one has taught him right from wrong or how to deal with the emotions that he is feeling.
After studying the nature and character of Frankenstein and his creation, we can begin to understand why the monster acted the way he did. Perhaps, it's also a wonder if he felt he had any choice at all. All the emotions that the monster feels and the actions that he takes seem similar to the feelings that humans encounter when they are put in the same situation, and the actions that we may consider but because we have been taught values and morals we do not carry out. The monster has not been taught these morals and values.
The novel reveals many things about humanity that are not often discussed or thought about by humans. It offers insight into the mind of a very humanlike creature and the emotions and decisions he makes based solely on the experiences that he has had and what he feels is right. Frankenstein is an "account of the monstrous potential of human creative power when severed from moral and social concerns has made it a modern myth that recurs persistently..."
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Boston. Bedford Books of St. Martins Press. 1992.
Edmundson, Mark. Nightmare on Main St.
Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1997.
Hamberg, Cynthia. My Hideous Progeny: Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
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Laveranza, Elizabeth. Frankenstein.
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We Spoke to Neneh Cherry and Robyn About Their Collaboration
"Out of the Black" is hopefully just the beginning for Robyn and Neneh Cherry.
by Elissa Bradley
This week we premiered the glorious new video from Buffalo girl Neneh Cherry featuring Robyn, for "Out of the Black" on You Need To Hear This. To get the lowdown on this new dream team we called them up to chat about dancing around in raincoats for the visuals and being destined to work together.
Hey guys! So when did you start working on the track?
Neneh: Robyn and I wanted to do something together; we'd talked about it before this album came around. With "Out of the Black" I did a writing spell with Cameron—my husband—and Paul Sim and a few other people. "Out of the Black" was one of the tracks that came out of that during an intensive writing period. I had really bad stomach poisoning while we were writing. I was throwing up every other verse when I was trying to sing it! So that was two years ago, then actually we went in the studio, and "Out of the Black" was the track that was begging for Robyn. I mean, I wanted her to be on the record if she wanted to do it but we didn't know which track and I might have picked another track, or had another track in my head but "Out of the Black" was the one that I had a bit of a funny time with, and I just couldn't quite nail it, and that's because I was needing Robyn. That's quite lame to say!
Was the track recorded in London or Sweden?
Neneh: Well Robyn was recorded in Sweden.
Robyn: You had already done everything with the album, so everything was there.
Neneh: So basically, I sent the track over to Robyn and she listened, and thank God she wanted to do it. We had a nice meeting on a late sunny afternoon in Stockholm and talk about maybe how we could work on it together.
Robyn: It was such a nice afternoon. We had a glass of wine; it was late summer and we sitting by the water in Stockholm and just had a whole afternoon of talking. It was super. Super nice! And for me, to get the question was a no-brainer; of course I'd do it! I'll do whatever you want! But the song made it even nicer because it's such a sensitive and really naked lyric. I think the whole song is very vulnerable and it felt really like an honor to be on that particular track.
Do you take a lot of inspiration from each other's music and style?
Robyn: Well I grew up listening to Neneh. When I was ten years old I heard "Raw Like Sushi" for the first time. I was at my friend's country house for the summer and the only thing we did was play poker and listen to "Raw Like Sushi"!
Neneh: That makes me want to cry! And you know Robyn is really big. She makes me hopeful and happy. I find her deeply inspirational, I cry when I see her on stage. I feel a very strong bond. It's been interesting, because doing the track together we'd known each other a little bit for quite a long time but it's been a relief getting to know each other better while we've been doing this, because when you just have a connection with someone, it's just there.
Robyn: I feel the same. We met this one time a long, long time ago when I was 17 or 18, and we had mutual friends who we'd met in London. I came by your house and I know your sister a little bit, every time we've met it's always been a nice, special thing. It's cool when it all comes around and is a natural thing and it happens in a natural way.
Neneh: I think with "Out of the Black", it was actually Kieran [Hebden, of Four Tet], when we were in the studio recording and one of the only tracks I was having a bit of a fight with was "Out of the Black" because we recorded most of the other tracks live, he was like "I think I can really hear Robyn's voice on this track. I might've gone for one of the ones that were more up, going upwards in another way. But I'm really glad that we met in a song that's more gentle and as you [Robyn] said, really vulnerable and deeper in a way. I was talking to a journalist the other day that said, "oh my friend was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a big feminist pop anthem" and I said "well yeah exactly, that's why we didn't do that!" It would've been a bit too fucking crass! I'm glad that it's not that! It's another kind of anthem.
Robyn: To me, it just felt like such a personal song from your world and the first time you work together, it always takes time to tune in to each other's world. So for me, it was so nice to come on to something that you had already made and that it was you and it was so naked that I could just surf on top of it. The song is so simple and so strong, you don't want to mess with it too much you just want it to be there the way it is.
Neneh: To me there was something really missing, so to me it was like when Robyn came and wrote her verses it was the bit missing in the spine that was going to keep the back straight. There was a twist and bend and crook in the spine so it put all of the ducks in a row.
Robyn: Thank you!
Neneh: No, thank you!
Robyn: It's all love, as you can hear.
Neneh: Now we have this kooky video.
Indeed! What was the concept behind the video?
Neneh: The guy who made it, Dario, who also goes by 241-24-7, he's actually a friend of my oldest daughter Naima. He'd been in touch with my daughter a while ago about wanting to do something. He's a very conceptually inspired, digital artist. He's quite quirky and in a way, he just seemed to fit the bill of doing something that was going to be sensitive to who we were and the song, and just making it playful and bright, but also a very smart video. A lot of it's been done in post-production but it's also very simple. In a weird sort of way, it's like a futuristic Buffalo Stance video but without trying to go back and recreate. It's very artistic but very simple.
Robyn: I love that it has this relentless energy and he just seemed to be so excited to do it. You can that it when you look at his website, it's chaotic but it's positive like he is. He's such a cool guy; it was great to work with him. Everything was so spontaneous, that evening we just messed up this warehouse place. We set everything up and it almost didn't happen because of flights that were cancelled. But we all showed up…
Neneh:…One day late!
Robyn: It was like the video shoot was the way it looks, everything happening at once but a positive vibe. I love that because the song is so serious in a way, it's really nice that the video is not so heavy. It has the same energy as the drums, in a way messy, but so positive. It's good I love it. And I loved just dancing with you!
Neneh: One of my favorite bits was when you see the white backdrop behind, and it's just us in these two weird raincoats just dancing around. Everything that was around us was put in in post-production we were just standing in front of white paper. It was a beautiful night. I think we were meant to start it in the morning of that day, I think it was a Saturday, but we ended up starting it at 8 o'clock at night but it was just amazing. Dario, when we turned up with his little video camera. We just did it and we were done by about 12.30/1 o'clock in the morning. The last thing we did was weird, lying on our knees puking up green liquid. I think the vibe was positive and really fun. We had a lot of fun. Like Robyn said, he was a lot of fun to work with. He's an ex-assistant of Chris Cunningham, and he used to work for Damien Hirst as well, so he's had some serious schooling, but he's absolutely enthusiastic. He kept going, "I'm so excited!" It's just so infectious, being around someone like that. In comparison, everyone just seemed blasé and jaded. He was so much fun! He's worked so hard in post-production, we were just there [on the shoot] for a few hours, but he's been really going at it, putting a lot of hours into the imagery and getting it right.
And how was working with Four Tet?
Neneh: He produced the whole album and Joe Goddard of Hot Chip produced the remix of the track. We were hand in hand. It was a very close, intimate and natural vibe. So I just felt really able to open up with him and feel completely safe. I think it made me able to go into a place that is more vulnerable and less manipulated by my brain constantly, into maybe a more soulful, naked place with him. It was a close exchange. We were all together in the studio that she works in here in Stockholm, and Robyn put her vocals on and then he took that track and went back into the studio where we recorded the album, in Woodstock, upstate New York. He wanted to mix everything in the same room, in the same way. As we recorded each track, he'd mix them and I've never worked with anyone who does it like that before. So at the end of the week we had a mixed album. He remixed the first track he did, and of course he went in and did "Out of the Black", just so that it would be one thing, all together.
Finally, do you two have any plans to work together again?
Neneh & Robyn: Yes please!
Neneh: I'll come over and do anything you want me to do on your track. I think I want to rap on one of Robyn's tracks. We're not finished, I don't think I'm finished with you!
Robyn: It's just the beginning.
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a revolution that formed right under.
in a barn outside when night fell.
for Old Major had a tale to tell.
where the two-legs were nowhere in sight.
and the animals got the will to fight.
an unfortunate event. Oh no!
until the pigs came up with a plan.
they won back their once homeland.
to build a world for themselves.
'Two legs bad, four legs good' they said.
came up with a set of rules.
And for a while everything was alright.
Everything was as it should.
It eats away the heart.
run away, never to be seen.
all passed in the blink of an eye.
unable to resist Napoleon, unable to fly.
was. Being an animal was simply a sin.
some were more equal than others.
However, that wasn't what shocked them.
Wasn't what broke the animals' hearts.
one could not tell them apart.
Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945.
What's the purpose of a spontaneous demonstration in Animal Farm?
One of the literary techniques George Orwell uses in his dystopian novel, Animal Farm, is allegory.
An allegory is a story that has a hidden, deeper meaning in reference to a political or moral idea. Allegory (in the sense of the practice and use of allegorical devices and works) has occurred widely throughout history in all forms of art, largely because it can readily illustrate or convey complex ideas and concepts in ways that are comprehensible or striking to its viewers, readers, or listeners.
There are several purposes for the Spontaneous Demonstrations in George Orwell's Animal Farm. One purpose is to instill pride in the animals for the farm they live on, and remind them that they own the products of their labor. Despite the difficulty of the work, they are now working for themselves.
However, the Spontaneous Demonstrations also display where the power lies. The animals march, and then listen to speeches given by the pigs. The conditions for the rest of the animals have deteriorated, and these demonstrations are a means of distracting the animals from their hunger and the cold.
The Spontaneous Demonstrations in Animal Farm allude to Communist/Soviet Russia, where the party would organize similar demonstrations. In Soviet Russia, the demonstrations were meant to look as if people supported the party so much they couldn't stop themselves from showing their appreciation. The truth was that these were public relations stunts.
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Nice article! Keep up the good work.
Thank you Sheri for your feedback. Really appreciate you comments.
Awesome Allegory, will share it with the kids in Melbourne!


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In-Play betting has become hugely popular in recent years, with bettors enjoying the chance to bet on live sporting events as they are taking place.
As a soccer match takes place over a 90-minute period, it's a sport that lends itself very well to in-play betting, with customers able to sit back and watch the action unfold, before deciding what bets they want to place.
In-play betting works in the same way as betting using a pre-match soccer betting market. The only difference is that the odds are being refreshed on a regular basis, so you might find that the 3.50 that you want to back has suddenly changed to 3.00 or 4.00. Always be aware of the potential for prices to change!
Customers login to their favorite online betting sites and click on the 'In-Play' section, where it will show the soccer matches that have live markets available.
As with pre-match soccer betting, you can still bet on the 1X2 market, which is ultimately deciding which team is going to win the game. Alternatively, the best in-play betting sites offer popular live markets such as Next Team to Score, Next Goalscorer and Half-Time Score.
Several bookmakers now report that in-play betting accounts for over 50% of turnover when it comes to popular soccer matches, especially those that are shown live on TV, such as Sunday afternoon, or Monday night games.
The biggest attraction of soccer in-play betting is the capacity for assessment; you're able to check odds with concrete knowledge on your side. In other words, since you can view how a team is playing and how the match is shaping up, you're better informed when you place an in-play bet than you could be when making a bet before the game.
Top soccer betting sites such as Bet365, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power all have live streams of games online, providing up-to-date statistics and information to help you make a judgement on how much value the odds represent.
It can be a rollercoaster experience, but in-play betting also allows customers that instant gratification of a quick win. You can often win several times during the 90 minutes, across a range of soccer betting markets, with Cash Out also available - that means you can back your judgement and close out for a profit, without the market being settled.
We always advise betting customers to gamble what they can afford. When the fun stops, you need to stop, and just enjoy a soccer match without placing any further bets.
If you strike several in-play bets on a soccer match, it's unlikely that you're going to win with all of those wagers. That is because soccer is a low-scoring game and there are lots of different variables when it comes to determining the outcome at the full-time whistle.
The best in-play betting strategy is to take in the opening exchanges of a soccer match before making the decision to place a bet. If you bet immediately after kick-off, then you might as well snap up the pre-match odds, which traditionally offer better value before the game goes in-play.
It often pays to be brave and not get scared off by a big price, although less is often more when it comes to the volume of in-play bets placed, considering that there is a bookmaker margin factored into every soccer betting market, and especially so with in-play betting markets.


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Q: Is it ok to use "to stream" for downloading/consuming? In Germany there is a habit to use the verb stream for consuming a video stream from the Internet.
I don't like this very much and I am wondering what you think about it as a native English speaker. From a technical point of view I use the verb to stream to provide a digital data stream into the Internet. But not for the opposite.
So is it common to use this also for consumers who watch a video? If it is not common, what alternative saying would be possible?
Some more background:
In the Wiktionary definition of stream there is no mention of the meaning of the reception of a data stream: "To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client."
However in the definition for streaming it is found: "The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it."
I know my question is very subtle and probably opinion based but I really have the feeling that the verb as such is misused for the consumer side. Also the meaning is not mentioned in the verb definition as cited above. But I also understand language is flexible and when it is becoming normal to be used in the context why not.
But to add even some more irritation: there are judges in Germany which are questioning if a "streaming" to a hard disk (temp) cache is still a stream or not. From my point of view it is ridiculous and the word really should not be used for the consumer side.

A: Yes, streaming is a common usage in English. I stream video from NitFlex several times a week but I download software.
I've watched the term stream as in "byte stream" move from the closed world of tech into the mainstream over the last 25 years or so.


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"SNL" cast member Alex Moffat played Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a parody interview this past weekend.
"Saturday Night Live" parodied Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this weekend in its regular "Weekend Update" segment.
The role of Zuck was played by "SNL" cast member Alex Moffat, who nailed the stilted, rehearsed cadence of the embattled Facebook CEO.
The parody is a great example of how the public views Zuckerberg at this crucial moment in the company's history.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on a public relations tear in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which revealed that as many as 87 million people had their Facebook data scraped - data that was used to target political ads and help sway elections, including the 2016 US presidential election.
Zuck's been doing interviews and making changes at Facebook, as part of the PR push. But many of his answers have come across as stilted, rehearsed, and impersonal - a recurring theme for a man sometimes referred to as "Zuckerborg" by critics.
Simply put: Zuckerberg can come off as robotic when he's trying to portray himself as empathetic, and people notice. It's no wonder that Facebook is racing to coach Zuckerberg on how to be more charming ahead of his appearance on Capitol Hill this week.
This weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live" highlighted that public perception of Zuck perfectly during a parody interview in the "Weekend Update" segment of the show.
As fake Zuck is introduced, he says aloud, "Begin eye contact. Two, three - and away." - the kind of operating instructions a robot might follow.
The entire, brief segment is pretty funny, but what it highlights about public perception of Facebook's CEO is crucial: many of Facebook's 2 billion-plus users (to say nothing of the other 5 billion people on the planet) see Zuckerberg as an unfeeling, robotic CEO who plays at apologizing while continuing the behavior that upset users in the first place.
And that's a real problem for Zuck, who runs Facebook as CEO, and who wields enough voting power that he can't be kicked out of his job. Reporters have begun asking if he's fit for the role of Facebook CEO, echoing calls from at least one major Facebook shareholder for Zuckerberg to step down as chairman of the company.